A hacking group calling itself SwagSec has broken into the official website of singer Amy Winehouse and defaced it by posting an expletive-filled message and an image of the rapper Lil’ B.
The hacking gang, which according to its Twitter feed claims to be based in South Africa, describes the troubled singer as a “Racist crackhead devil b****” and says it plans to “take back the Internet from the white devil.”
What charmers.
At the time of writing, Amy Winehouse’s official website is redirecting to her Facebook page. Presumably her website administrators are keen to take the site offline until they are confident that it is now properly secured.
It’s more bad news for the beehive-wearing Winehouse, who earlier this month cancelled future tour dates after a disastrous comeback performance in Belgrade.
We have to be grateful, of course, that the attack appears…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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